A little boy from Great Hollands could soon walk unaided after undergoing major surgery in America paid for with £45,000 raised by Bracknell supporters.

Seven-year-old Callum Berry has been wheelchair-bound since being diagnosed with cerebral palsy at the age of three.

He travelled to America for the operation this week after kind-hearted fundraisers in Bracknell dug deep to raise the £45,000 needed for the operation.

Activities have included a skydive which his mum Lisa took part to help raise the cash and the family have also held a golf day.

He had the Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR) procedure on Tuesday at St Louis Children’s Hospital in Missouri and he is said to be recovering well this week.

Earlier this year, the Bracknell Forest Standard reported how Callum’s family set up the Steps4 The Future charity to raise the money for him to have the operation.

Having cerebral palsy interferes with children’s range, speed of movement and walking.

It is particularly harmful in young children as it inhibits muscle growth, as well as causing muscle contractions and orthopaedic deformities.

The surgery involved electronic stimulation of the nerves in the spinal column. Surgeons work along the nerve channels to work out which nerves are not “transmitting” properly, which are then cut.

Following the operation, his gran Angie Sherfield-Blyth wrote on the charity’s Facebook page, saying: “Just to let you all know Callum’s operation went very well, and (mum and dad) Craig and Lisa have seen him in recovery room and he’s one very drowsy brave little boy.

“He’s now being moved to ICU for the night to sleep and rest.

“Well done to (Callum's twin brother) Lukey too, he’s been worried this afternoon until we got the call. I’m very proud of my two gorgeous grandsons and Craig and Lisa.

“It’s been a stressful time but they’re coping really well.”

Callum will now stay in America for about a month and will start physiotherapy once he has recovered from the operation